Family | OROBANCHACEAE |
Genus species | Pedicularis insignis Bonati |
Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 13: 109 (1921) |
Native Range | sc. China to se. Tibet |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 4200-4700m |
Description | basal leaves petiolate, lanceolate-oblong, 5-7cm, ciliate, pinnatifid, segments ovate-triangular, crenate-dentate, inflorescence racemose, 4-11cm, flowers 20-25mm long |
Size | 10-18cm |
Color | purplish red |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C division in spring just as young growth commences |
Synonyms | Pedicularis quadrata Bonati |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet) |